The ICC Hall of Fame inducted three new members: Alastair Cook, Neetu David, and AB de Villiers. The three are the 113th, 114th, and 115th members of the Club.
Neetu David
Neetu David, a former Indian left-arm spinner who played 10 Tests and 97 ODIs, is the second woman cricketer, after Diana Edulji, to be inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame. David is currently head of the Indian Women’s Team Selection Committee. She was the first Indian woman to take 100 ODI wickets. Neetu topped the bowling stats at the 2005 ODI World Cup, taking 20 wickets to help India finish runners-up. She finished her career with a bowling average of 16.34, the best of any bowler—male or female—who has taken at least 100 ODI wickets. Her bowling figures of 8 for 53 is the best in an inning in women’s Test cricket, for the first eight-wicket haul in the format.
Alastair Cook
The legendary opener and former captain of England, Sir Alastair Cook, was England’s highest run scorer and century-maker in Tests until Joe Root broke his record in the Multan Test against Pakistan on October 16, 2024. He scored 766 runs in seven innings in England’s first Ashes win in Australia in 24 years in 2010-11, and captained the team to two consecutive home Ashes victories in 2013 and 2015. In 2012, he led England to their first Test series victory in India in 28 years.
AB De Villiers
AB De Villiers dominated international cricket with his blistering strokeplay, setting records for the quickest 50, 100, and 150 in ODIs. He scored over 20,000 runs in international cricket and helped South Africa reach the semi-finals of the ODI World Cups in 2007 and 2015. His career-best Test score of 278* against Pakistan in 2010 momentarily held the record for South Africa’s highest individual score. He retired from international cricket in 2018 with an average of more than 50 in Tests and ODIs.
